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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern met with NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg to discuss anti-terrorism measures and other global threats.

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US Air Force Cadets have won a patent for support gear designed to help troops safely travel from aircraft to the ground with heavy equipment.

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Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract for the US Army Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) directed energy prototyping initiative. The initiative includes integrating a directed energy weapon system on a Stryker vehicle as a pathfinding effort toward the US Army M-SHORAD objective to provide more comprehensive protection of frontline combat units. Under the […]

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The UK has joined an international maritime security mission lead by the USA to secure trade routes in the Strait of Hormuz.

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The MOD has awarded a third cloud contract to Kahootz for secure working environment technology.

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The Talisman Sabre joint exercise concluded aboard the USS Wasp with the US and Australian armed forces representatives conducting the ceremony.

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The US Navy has commissioned a new littoral combat ship, the USS Billings, in a ceremony in Florida.

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MOD has awarded a nearly £350 million contract for Typhoon engine support to Rolls-Royce.

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DIO has increased power to RAF Lakenheath ahead of schedule to allow F35 construction to be continued.

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RAF pilots will get to face some ‘Gladiator’ training as the MOD recently announced a new cutting–edge simulation capability that will enable up to three pilots to be immersed in the same virtual environment.  In May, Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets based at Ämari Air Base in Estonia were launched to intercept Russian aircraft – the fourth Quick Reaction Alert […]

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